Automobile.



PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

BuE. HERVEY. AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15, 1905.

BEN E HER VEY ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, BEN E. HnRvEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Spokane, in the-county of Spokane and State of Washington, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvementin automobiles; and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and, claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l-is a plan view of the chassis of an automobile provided with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line2 2 of Fig. 1.

In the present embodiment of my invention I provide a supporting-frame A, comprising relatively long longitudinal bars a a,

. connected. at their front ends by a cross-bar a and spaced pairs of relatively short longitudinal bars a 0;, arranged on the outer side of the relatively lon bars and spaced apart therefrom. The en s of the respective pairs are connected together and to the relatively long bars by means of the cross-bars a a, and fixed at the front ends' of the relatively long bars is a front axle'cfi, having upon its ends the front wheels (i a".

Shafts B, provided with oppositely-an, ranged crank-arms b b, are journaled upon a ranged cranloarms c c, the crank-arms being arranged upon either side of the relatively long bar to correspond in position with the o1 rink-arms of the first-named shafts.

Connecting-rods D I) connect the corresponding crank-arms of the shafts, and at approximately the center of the counter-shaft is a bevel-gear d, meshingwith the bevel-gear 0 upon a powershaft E, journaled longitudin'ally on the framework and driven by any suitable means for supplying power.

It will be understood that the shafts B are in alinement with each other and that any suitable means may be used for moving the front Wheels to guide the automobile.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 15,1906. Serial No. 274,286.

Patented Feb. 6, 1,906.

It will be evident from the description that by supportingthe wheel-shaft upon either side of the wheel and by providing the oppositely-disposed crank-arms arranged upon either side of the longitudinal bar all cross strain is obviated, and as a consequence friction is reduced to a minimum. A better and more equal transmission of power is also effected by this arrangement, and a morejstable support is-provided for the wheels.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- 'ters Patent, is

1. In an automobile, the combination of a supporting-frame comprising relatively long longitudinal bars, connected at their front ends by a' cross-bar, s aced pairs of relatively 'short lon itudinal bars arranged without the relative y long bars at the rear'ends thereof and spaced a art therefrom, the cross-bars connecting t e ends of the pairs and-the relatively long bars, an axle fixed on the front ends of the relatively long bars,

wheels on the ends ofthe axle, alined shafts having oppositely-dis osedcrank-arms jour-' naled on the pairs 0 bars and on'the relatively long'bars, and with a crank-arm on either side of said long bars, wheels on the shafts between the members of the pairs of bars, a counter-shaft j ournaled in front of the shafts and provided at either end with op ositely-disposed crank-arms arranged on either side of the long bars, connecting-rods between the corresponding crank-arms, a bevel-gear on the counter-shaft, a power-shaft journaled longitudinally on the frame and a bevel-gear thereon meshing with bevel-gear on the countershaft.

2. In an automobile, the combination of a supporting-frame, a'plurality of shafts having oppositely-projecting crankarms journaled in the frame, wheels onthe shafts, a counter-shaft journaled in the frame and provided at either end with crank-arms corresponding to the crank-arms of the first named shaft, connecting-rods between the corresponding crank-arms, a bevelcar on the counter-shaft, and-a power-sha t journaled lon itudinally of the frame and providedwit 1 a bevel-gear meshing with the bevel-gear on the crank-shaft.

3. In an automobile, the combination of a supporting-frame, a plurality of alined shafts j ournaled in the frame, wheels on the shafts,

'a counter-shaft journaled in the frame, oppositely-arranged driving connections between each of the. alined shafts and the"countershaft, a power-shaft, and connections between the power-shaft and the counter-shaft. 4. In an automobile, the combination of a supporting-frame, a plurality of alined shafts journaled in the frame, and provided with oppositely-projecting crank-arms, Wheels on the shafts, a counter shaft journaled in the frame and provided at either end with crankarlns corresponding to the crank-arms of the alined shafts, connections between the cor-- responding arms, a power-shaft, and connections between the power-shaft and the counter-shaft.

5. In an automobile, the combination of a' is supporting-frame, comprising relatively long longitudinal bars, spaced pairs of relatively short longitudinal bars arranged Without the long bars at the rear ends thereof and spaced apart therefrom, cross-bars connecting the longitudinal bars, Wheels journaled on either side of the frame between the members of the res ective pairs of bars and means Whereby to rive the VVh66lS.'

BEN E. HERVEY. Witnesses: r

J. S. LIOHTY, BEULAH LICHTY. 

